The Throne stands empty.

Heaven has fallen, and the Words of Creation thunder from new throats.

Undestined, unfettered, unchosen, you are Godbound, and your will is writ with fire.

Godboundis a game of divine heroes in a broken world, men and women who have seized the tools that have slipped from an absent God's hands. Bound by seeming chance to the Words of Creation, these new-forged titans face a world ravaged by the mad ambitions of men and the cruel legacy of human folly. Their foes are many: the jealous parasite gods that suck at the wounds of the world, the furious Angelic Host that once held Heaven against the armies of men, and the endless legions of sorcerers, god-monsters, mortal tyrants, and eldritch relicts that scourge the shattered realms. The Godbound stand against these horrors, determined to forge a better world from the fragments of the old. Still, not all these newborn divinities have a hero's soul, and some nurture red dreams of glory and unfettered rule. Will you be a merciful god to your people, or will you make them dread your holy name?

Godbounddoes more than simply give you the tools to create these wielders of the Words. Within these pages, a GM will find the guidelines they need to challenge the mightiest of heroes and mark tremendous deeds on the face of their world. Inside this book, you'll find…

Everything you need to take a Godbound hero from their first uncertain awakening to the pinnacle of divine supremacy, with mighty Words of Creation, divine gifts, and enormous works of celestial Dominion.

Fearsome god-monsters and terrifying foes to tax even a pantheon of Godbound. More than that, you'll find specific instructions and advice for matching martial challenges with situations and groups.

Sine Nomine-style system-neutral tools for building demigod-worthy adventures and Former Empire ruins. Create noble courts, lost shards of Heaven, hidden ruins, and dire perils for your heroes to overcome. Play a different game? Lift these tools out and use them with your system of choice!

A system-neutral Dominion and faction mechanic that lets heroic deeds have mechanically-supported effects on the campaign world. Your hero wants to build a fortress in her native village, or ward an allied nation from the scourge of a Host-spawned disease? These rules show you how to do so, and how to make it count in play. Need to find out what happens when the pantheon's holy nation declares war on an insidious empire of evil? The rules here will give you an answer you can use.

Old-school inspired play mechanics derived from the Scarlet Heroes game system that are easy to pick up and let you loot decades of material for foes and challenges for the players. Just grab a classic arch-enemy, run it through the conversion notes in the bestiary chapter, and you've got your next campaign nemesis.

But that's not all. While the free version of Godbound includes all of the above to help new players and new GMs get rolling, this deluxe version of Godbound includes yet more mighty material from the Sine Nomine game-forges.

Mortal player character creation, whether as desperate dirt farmers-turned-adventurers or as budding mortal heroes who dare the perils of this dark world. Can your PCs survive and prosper in a world blighted by the past?

Cybernetics and clockwork prostheses, for those GMs that want to add in a high-tech or steampunk-flavored note to their worlds.

Divine Supremacy and Paradises, citadels and divine strongholds to shelter the souls of the Godbound's faithful.

Godwalkers, titanic engines of ruin built by the Former Empires to face divine foes. Salvage them from forgotten ruins or build your own with the creation system here.

The Martial Strifes, divine martial arts that channel the natural conflicts of the mundane world into fearsome feats of destructive prowess.

And not least, Themed Godbound that allow you to customize and flavor the demi-deities of your campaign to fit your own ideas about how they should work- with five worked examples to show you how to create superhuman Exemplars, shapeshifting Proteans, fate-thwarting Undestined, elemental Scions, and patchwork Arrayed.

Every download includes the full-color, DRM-free Deluxe PDF, character sheets, .MOBI and .EPUB file versions for easy reading, and a special lightweight PDF version optimized for fast rendering and small file size. Bookmarks, topic indexes, and a full index of divine gifts are in each PDF, the better to speed your play at the table.

So get it now. Together with the calamitous woes a GM can build with the Sixteen Sorrows guidebook, Godbound gives you what you need to run a fast, smooth, easy-to-learn system for bringing the light of a new age to a world too long plunged into Uncreated Night!

(Nota Bene: the premium heavyweight print option has somewhat richer colors than the standard heavyweight. Both are printed on the same weight of paper.)

I really want to order the deluxe hardcover with the PDF. My issue is that I want it delivered to my office. If I change either my shipping or billing address, Deluxe RPG chnges the other even if I have "buying for someone else" checked. It is incredibly frustrating. Is there another venue where both are available for $59?

Dan AOctober 01, 2018 1:59 pm UTC

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Never mind. I figured out what I was doing wrong.

Marc TJuly 29, 2018 9:12 pm UTC

I've been playing this for the past month or two with a friend's copy. It's absolutely fantastic, one of the best RPG's I've ever played.

If you are tired of players running off the rails of your finely constructed plots, give this a try, since the default STATE is that the PC's will utterly wreck everything in your campaign world anyway :)

I strongly recommend picking up at least the free version, and if GMing it sounds intimidating, Storms of Yizhao and Ten Buried Blades for your first adventure.

Esteban MJanuary 23, 2018 7:07 pm UTC

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The PDF is AWESOME.
Can't say the same about the book.
Ordered it before Christmas and it hasn't arrived!
Never choose the cheap shipping method on international shippings! It has no tracking number and if you live in Colombia like me that means it's going to get stolen by the postal service.
Now I've got to wait to the 9th of February for them to order a new printing, 15 days of printing and an extra month of shipping. (That is if they grace me with fast shipping, if not, the cycle can start again).

Sorry. Just needed to rant.

I wish for Kevin to write supplements and books for godbound. Best pc God based game I've played! <3
And the editing of the book was SUPERB.
If just other companies realized that no one wish to jump all across the book to check small things...

Luke WJanuary 23, 2018 7:13 pm UTC

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I live in New Zealand. The shipping service DTRPG uses for its cheap international delivery is often delayed over the Christmas break. However, it is normally pretty reliable (even if late). I have waited 4-5 weeks in similar circumstances.

Esteban MJanuary 23, 2018 10:06 pm UTC

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Thing is... The federal postal service of Colombia is run by thieves.
u.u
They have stolen so many stuff from me...

Off course I'll wait... It's not like I have any other option. Still... Drivethru should have stayed that this were the details of the cheap shipping option. If I knew, I would have chosen the expensive one.

Esteban MJanuary 23, 2018 10:06 pm UTC

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Thing is... The federal postal service of Colombia is run by thieves.
u.u
They have stolen so many stuff from me...

Off course I'll wait... It's not like I have any other option. Still... Drivethru should have stayed that this were the details of the cheap shipping option. If I knew, I would have chosen the expensive one.

I just noticed this, Mason- did you get it resolved with DTRPG? If there's any issue about you accidentally getting what you didn't want to get, just let me know and I'll refund you.

Mason MSeptember 17, 2017 7:12 pm UTC

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Oh no, I apologize (I don't know why I didn't get the email for this until today) they took care of it as soon as I reached out to the Support! I've got it at home, I think I even posted pictures on G+. It's super great. I've got post-its all over the thing.

May 03, 2017 9:38 pm UTC

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Godbound is on Amazon now. Thank you.

Jeff LApril 15, 2017 11:48 pm UTC

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I just ran Godbound for a high-level group we used to run in Greyhawk 2e way back in the day through a scenario where they ascended to power during the multiverse apocalypse precipitated by the escape of Tharizdun from confinement. It was an absolute blast, and I ended up with my hard copy going home with one of the players (sold from me at cost), and I just bought another copy for myself.

Thank you for creating such an amazing OSR experience.

Kevin HMarch 19, 2017 6:25 pm UTC

I want to thank you and your staff for all the work you put into this marvelous game. It has rekindled my passion for roleplaying.
You've given us so much with the free version. It's no sparse ad to merely peak interest, but a full, playable game. Your generosity is rare and acknowledged.
I will purchase the deluxe version as soon as my meager budget allows.
Thank you again.

Geoffrey WApril 06, 2017 4:29 am UTC

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You wanna be impressed?

There is no staff.

It's just him. Kevin Crawford is Sine Nomine.

Kevin HSeptember 17, 2017 7:03 pm UTC

More than impressive, that's inspiring.

February 12, 2017 12:44 am UTC

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Was there a reason Godbound is not being sold on Amazon like your other games?

Geoffrey WMarch 18, 2017 7:19 pm UTC

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Because he can't use the exact same print files that DTRPG uses, which means he has to REMAKE the print files, which takes time.

And he hasn't had the time. Right now he's working on other projects, like Stars Without Number 2e.

January 13, 2017 5:51 pm UTC

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How come this is not being sold on Amazon other products other than core rules are and so is Silent Legions?

Kevin CDecember 02, 2016 1:09 am UTC

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Sadly, a softcover option would peel no more than five dollars from the retail price, and require me to create, proof, and maintain two additional sets of files. If it were a substantial price difference I'd assign the time to do it, but as it is, it's just not enough of a return on the labor.

Chris TOctober 25, 2016 5:16 pm UTC

I'd also like to express my interest in a soft cover option for this book.

James LOctober 20, 2016 12:42 pm UTC

No softcover option? :(

Pieter-Jan DSeptember 21, 2016 8:17 pm UTC

preview links has been broken for days

Luke WSeptember 21, 2016 8:18 pm UTC

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You can grab the Free Edition here which contains over 80% of the Deluxe Edition: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/185959/Godbound-Free-Edition.

I think SNP assumed that with that available a preview wasn't needed :)

Ronald CJuly 01, 2016 6:02 pm UTC

The preview is not working

Matías CJuly 01, 2016 11:45 pm UTC

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You can check a huge part of the book (an 80% or so) available for free here: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/185959/Godbound-Free-Edition

Aurora OJuly 01, 2016 2:22 pm UTC

What is the diference beetwen a Premium and a Standard book?

Geoffrey WJuly 01, 2016 6:30 pm UTC

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The premium book generally speaking has better color. They use more toner or better toner or something. DTRPG hasn't updated their FAQ to account for the recent change to the printing options so the specifics are somewhat unclear. That said, I've looked at a Standard PoD next to a Premium PoD before and the Premium is sharper, easier to see, etc.

Michael SJuly 17, 2016 11:37 pm UTC

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I only have the Premium Heavyweight version of Godbound, but I have a Standard Heavyweight of Exalted 3rd, and there's a noticeable difference between them. The Standard Heavyweight is still nice, and the text is equally readable and sharp, but the art is noticiably washed out (unsaturated), and at times a bit fuzzy compared to the consistently sharp art in the Premium.

Just a fantastic game. Perfect combination of OSR simplicity and well-described abstraction in the demigod powers. The mechanics that allow the characters to change the world around them with ease fit perfectly into the design of the game and are easy [...]

Kevin Crawford hits it for 6 again. A really interesting take on demigod/immortal game play - the Words system is really flexible and should let your players build any demigod they can conceive. This is Mutants and Masterminds for immortals. A [...]

I am very impressed with production quality and writing of this, clear a master, system designer. My children (14 and 8) are able to grasp the concepts in this book (with only very little RPG experience) and had an absolute ball playing Godbound [...]

I'm hard-pressed to think of an independant (and solo) game designer who puts as much love and hard work into this craft as Kevin Crawford.
Godbound is a sterling example of what happens when an old-school rule set is combined with a modern-day approac [...]

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